Source: WildHQ
We believe that for too long pets have been fed the wrong foods. This creates ongoing health problems, which makes them miserable and ends up costing pet parents a lot of anguish. As true pet lovers we are driven to do better for our pets - and yours. We believe that better nutrition and functional food will not only feed and energise your pets - but it will make them healthier too.
We sought out an expert who could work with us to set the petfood bar higher and create natural, fit-for-purpose petfoods. Our Pet Nutritionist, Dr. Shay Rutherford, has left no stone unturned to create "complete & balanced" meals that exceed AAFCO pet food standards. Dr. Rutherford is highly qualified and respected in her specialist field with practical and theoretical experience in pet nutrition and food science. But the resulting formula is very simple.
We started with the optimum protein choice, wild game meat from New Zealand's pristine mountains, because it is the richest, least adulterated meat available. But protein alone does not give your pets all the nutrients it needs for a balanced and complete diet. So she carefully selected just six natural foods and used holistic food science to create meals that contain ALL the necessary nutrients, vitamins and minerals pets require to live long, energetic, healthy lives.
The health benefits of feeding raw food meals
When it comes to raw food diets for cats and dogs, the commonly agreed benefits are:
- Better digestion
- Healthier coat and skin
- Reduced stool volume and odour
- Improved breathe and body odour
- Healthier teeth and gums
- More energy and vitality
More benefits of feeding non-farmed, wild game protein:
- No fertiliser
- No hormones
- No pesticides
- No antibiotics
- No artificial preservatives
Why we choose to Freeze our food instead of using Preservatives
At WildHQ we choose not to use artificial preservatives in our pet food because it is has been scientifically proven to not be good for pets. Instead we supply our meals frozen for these very good reasons:
- Artificial preservatives such as BHA and BHT used in many pet food brands have been proven in laboratory tests to be a cacinogenic and to cause cancers in the forestomach and bladder/urinary tract, to be skin and eye irritants, and skin sensitisers.
- Bacterial micro-organisms do not grow when the temperature is below −9.5°C, preventing food spoilage.
- Freezing is a natural form of preservation, so added preservatives aren't necessary
- Frozen food doesn't require added sodium for preservation
- Frozen foods can be more nutritious than fresh foods because the frozen environment helps to retain vitamins & minerals that fresh foods can loose quickly when stored at room temperature (after 2 days) or in the fridge (after 5 days)
- Frozen foods stored continuously at -18ºC or below can be kept indefinitely
- When our food is thawed slowly it will still contain all the unaltered proteins, nutrients, vitamins and minerals your pet needs for a nutritious, complete and balanced meal - and it will still smell great. We recommend NOT to thaw it in a microwave.
Source: WildHQ